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Huge is an ABC Family network television series developed by Winnie Holzman, of My So-Called Life fame, with her daughter Savannah Dooley, based on the young-adult novel of the same name by Sasha Paley.

The hour-long drama series revolved around Deadpan Snarker Willamena "Will" Radar (Nikki Blonsky), a fat teen who resents that her slim, health-club-owning parents have shipped her off to fat camp hoping she will return "normal." She becomes determined to remain true to herself, love and respect the body she's in...and maybe even gain weight out of sheer defiance. On her first day at camp, she encounters attractive blonde Amber (Haley Hasselhoff)note Yes, the daughter of ''that'' Hasselhoff, and automatically declares her her nemesis. But Amber's got her own baggage: being the thinnest girl in fat camp attracts a lot of male attention, something Amber's not used to after a lifetime of judging herself for her weight. Gradually Will discovers there's a lot more to Amber than her appearance. In fact, there's a lot more to everyone at Camp Victory than meets the eye—campers and counselors alike. Everyone's got a story to tell and a struggle to face. Will finds herself begrudgingly letting go of some of her preconceived notions as she learns more about her fellow campers and the struggles that brought them here.

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In addition to the usual teen drama, it examined issues of body image and societal expectations on weight, and even managed to slip in a few progressive views on gender. Unfortunately, Huge was canceled in October 2010 after only 10 episodes.

Ambiguously Gay: Alistair, to the other kids. He prefers to see people as individuals rather than pay attention to gender, but we do know he has a thing for Trent.

Asexual: Poppy. Quite possibly the first character on American television to identify as such.

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Be Yourself: The show is Anvilicious regarding the need to accept your own body and identity.

Beware the Quiet Ones: Becca doesn't speak up often, but when she does, she's not afraid to throw down the truth...even to her best friend and bunkmate Will.

Big Beautiful Woman: Amber, who has the entire male population of the camp (not to mention George, one of the counselors) fawning over her. Unfortunately she can't seem to acknowledge it due to her skewed perception of her weight.

Fat Idiot, Fat Bastard, Fat Slob: Totally averted. If anything the real 'villain' of Huge is the societal idea that being fat makes you a bad person.

Formerly Fat: Dr. Rand, who even as a slim adult still hasn't quite gotten over all her past insecurities. (There's a hint that she's actually taking some of Will's positivity to heart, but the series ended before this could be followed up.)

Hollywood Darkness: All of the outdoor nighttime scenes look like daytime, only more blue.

Will also has a Tomboy and Girly Girl dynamic with her quiet, diplomatic, bookish bunkmate Becca, who has long, loose hair and tends to wear soft, flowing clothes in pink and purple, compared to Will's darker colors, shorter hair, and more boyish style.

Love Dodecahedron: Dante likes Chloe, who likes Trent. Will likes Ian, who likes Amber, who likes George, who likes her back, but doesn't think they should pursue a relationship because she's a camper and he's a counselor. All of this makes Poppy grateful that she's asexual.

Magical Native American: George is chosen to lead the Spirit Quest because his grandfather was Native American, under the assumption of this trope. However, when George calls his grandfather for advice, it turns out he's dead. Not very helpful.

Meaningful Rename: Alistair takes the name 'Athena' as his spirit name during the spirit quest. The other boys alternately use it as a term of derision and affection, although he doesn't use it on a regular basis.

Midnight Snack: In a spirit of solidarity, Amber joins Will to raid the camp cafeteria's fridge. Unfortunately, since it is a fat camp, the best they can scrounge is some fat-free brownies.

My Beloved Smother: Danielle's family. However, Danielle doesn't seem to mind and has a panic attack the moment they leave.

Red Oni, Blue Oni: The two camp counselors: Poppy, a gentle pixie overflowing with positivity and life affirmations...and Shay, who doesn't care if you hate her as long as you're sweating.

Secret Snack Stash: Will comes to camp prepared with dozens of these. She's even filled a shampoo bottle with jawbreakers.

Show Within a Show: "Love Handles", a reality TV show akin to 'Who Wants To Marry a Millionaire''.

Shrinking Violet: Becca is soft-spoken, avoids conflict, often over-apologetic, and all in all would rather be reading a book.

Straw Feminist: Will shows a few signs of being this. Part of it's her age—she's young enough to accept some big ideas without nuance—and some of it's sheer defiance, knowing that her body-positivity message is one of the few ways she can fight back against both her parents and the camp's general attitude.

Transgender: Alistair/Athena is implied to be transgender or genderqueer. The season 1 finale starts to explore this storyline more than the previous episodes. Too bad that was the last episode...

Very Special Episode: Almost every episode has shades of this. There's usually a b-plot where it turns out that one or more characters have an alarmingly serious issue (Will's efforts to undermine the camp's weight loss program unintentionally reveals a camper with a serious eating disorder; the seemingly lighthearted LAR Ping episode suddenly turns into a PSA about bullying; etc).

Vision Quest: One of the episodes centers around a hokey camp activity called "Spirit Quest," where a few of the kids gets some genuine spiritual insight.

Weight Woe: Played both for laughs and straight, but always fairly realistically. In the Played for Laughs column is Amber, who is crushed to lose only two pounds at the first weigh-in, even though Dr. Rand reassures her that her body type means she'll lose weight more slowly than the bigger campers. In the Played Straight side, Caitlin is revealed to have a serious eating disorder and is sent away from camp. The other girls feel betrayed, but Dr. Rand explains that Caitlin's disorder is something that requires professional help that the camp cannot provide.

We Hardly Knew Ye: Caitlin and Danielle were introduced in the first and second episodes, respectively. Both of them seemed like interesting characters, but they were each Put on a Bus by the end of the episode in which they were introduced.

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